The Shop on Main Street
1965 • Drama | War
7.097 (227)
Ján Kadár
Director
Elmar Klos
Director
Status
Released
Release date
June 24, 1965
Duration
128 Min
Language
sk
Popularity
1.1008
Budget
$0
Revenue
$1,450,000
Overview
In a small town in Nazi-occupied Slovakia during World War II, decent but timid carpenter Tono is named "Aryan comptroller" of a button store owned by an old Jewish widow, Rozalie. Since the post comes with a salary and standing in the town's corrupt hierarchy, Tono wrestles with greed and guilt as he and Rozalie gradually befriend each other. When the authorities order all Jews in town to be rounded up, Tono faces a moral dilemma unlike any he's known before.
